Whether you are doing it as an investment or for a hobby, starting a baseball card collection is an exciting venture. Collecting baseball cards is as much a part of growing up as Saturday morning cartoons and Hungry Hungry Hippos. That being said, many beginners experience difficulty starting their collections.

If you have been following my series on how to start a baseball card collection, you already know how to choose which cards best suit your collection and where you can find them.

Part 1 “How to Start a Baseball Collection”

When asked, “What antiques do you collect?” I usually reply, “I am an eclectic collector.” Instead of limiting myself to one area, I study multiple but distinct categories of art and antiques. I’ve always thought that limiting your scope, as a collector, is depriving yourself of the beauty and histories of the hundreds of primitive, medieval and even modern cultures of our civilization.

I HAVE 3 VERY OLD PORTRIATS OF JEAN HARLOWE WHICH WERE GIVEN TO MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER BY JEAN HERSELF WHEN SHE WAS A MAID FOR JEAN, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. tHEY HAVE SINCE BEEN PASSED DOWN TO MY GRANDMOTHER, MOTHER, AND MYSELF. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO SELL THEM BUT NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY WORTH. THEY ARE ALL 8X10 IN SIZE, AND IN GOOD CONDITION.

Over the years I have met many folks who collect
antiques, fine art and collectibles. They talk about
their acquisitions enthusiastically and devote their
free time to them. It’s obvious that they collect for
pleasure and curiosity – not because they are looking
to make money.

Over time they make some wise and interesting choices,
and then a funny thing happens. That stamp collection

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OK, your ready to answer your first call to go look at a house full of items for sale. Mrs. Jones has found your add in the paper, and said she needs to liquidate her mother’s estate. As the excitement builds and dreams of treasures fill your head with magic, you might realize that you don’t know where to start, after all this is your first time.

* What do you do first?

The author is a Yankee Auctioneer with more than 25 years in the business, you can also find him at www.auctionwally.com where he has over 300 archived appraisals and articles on antiques & collectibles, all are free to view without having to sign up.